TWO PARALLEL BLOCKS (5 STOREY TO ROAD, 6 STOREY TO REAR) WITH CHIMNEY BETWEEN AND OFFICE BLOCK AND LODGE TO RIGHT OF ENTRANCE AT WHETLEY MILLS (D ILLINGWORTH AND SONS MILLS)

TWO PARALLEL BLOCKS (5 STOREY TO ROAD, 6 STOREY TO REAR) WITH CHIMNEY BETWEEN AND OFFICE BLOCK AND LODGE TO RIGHT OF ENTRANCE AT WHETLEY MILLS (D ILLINGWORTH AND SONS MILLS), THORNTON ROAD BD8

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1314117
Date first listed:: 09-Aug-1983
List Entry Name:: TWO PARALLEL BLOCKS (5 STOREY TO ROAD, 6 STOREY TO REAR) WITH CHIMNEY BETWEEN AND OFFICE BLOCK AND LODGE TO RIGHT OF ENTRANCE AT WHETLEY MILLS (D ILLINGWORTH AND SONS MILLS)
Statutory Address:: TWO PARALLEL BLOCKS (5 STOREY TO ROAD, 6 STOREY TO REAR) WITH CHIMNEY BETWEEN AND OFFICE BLOCK AND LODGE TO RIGHT OF ENTRANCE AT WHETLEY MILLS (D ILLINGWORTH AND SONS MILLS), THORNTON ROAD BD8

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1314117
Date first listed:: 09-Aug-1983
List Entry Name:: TWO PARALLEL BLOCKS (5 STOREY TO ROAD, 6 STOREY TO REAR) WITH CHIMNEY BETWEEN AND OFFICE BLOCK AND LODGE TO RIGHT OF ENTRANCE AT WHETLEY MILLS (D ILLINGWORTH AND SONS MILLS)
Statutory Address 1:: TWO PARALLEL BLOCKS (5 STOREY TO ROAD, 6 STOREY TO REAR) WITH CHIMNEY BETWEEN AND OFFICE BLOCK AND LODGE TO RIGHT OF ENTRANCE AT WHETLEY MILLS (D ILLINGWORTH AND SONS MILLS), THORNTON ROAD BD8

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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: TWO PARALLEL BLOCKS (5 STOREY TO ROAD, 6 STOREY TO REAR) WITH CHIMNEY BETWEEN AND OFFICE BLOCK AND LODGE TO RIGHT OF ENTRANCE AT WHETLEY MILLS (D ILLINGWORTH AND SONS MILLS), THORNTON ROAD BD8

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SE1474333649

Details

1. 5111 SE 13 SW 8/1083

THORNTON ROAD BD8. Two parallel blocks (5-storey to road, 6-storey to rear) with chimney between and office block and lodge to right of entrance at Whetley Mills (D Illingworth and Sons Mills)

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2. 1865, a fine mill complex consisting of 2 parallel ranges, designed by Milnes and France with one of the finest extant mill chimneys in Bradford. Sandstone "brick" with ashlar dressings. Five-storey road block and 6 to rear range. Long ranges of close set ashlar lintel windows on sill bands, round arched on ground floor. Rusticated lower ground floor. Mutule eaves cornices. Slate roofs with coped gable ends with oculi. The taller rear range has stair turrets to east end and is set on massive square plinth. Between both ranges is the very tall octagonal mill chimney of sandstone "brick" with giant console brackets to cornice capping and deep scalloped blocking course. To the right of entrance gates is a lodge and set back 2-storey office range with archivolt segmental arched windows and impost string. Deep bracketed eaves cornice.

Listing NGR: SE1474333649

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Legacy System number:: 337181
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.